NDSU No. 2 in FCS Coaches Poll

 

Following a 23-17 victory over Southern Illinois at Gate City Bank Field on Saturday, the North Dakota State football team moved up one spot to No. 2 in the latest FCS Coaches Poll.

 

Georgia Southern moved to No. 1 in this week's FCS Coaches Poll after claiming a 39-31 triple-overtime win at Chattanooga on Saturday. The Eagles received 17 first-place votes and tallied 635 total points.

 

Georgia Southern forced overtime with a fourth-quarter field goal and the Eagles' defense came up with a stop on fourth down in the third overtime to hold off Chattanooga.

 

North Dakota State received five first-place votes (619 points) and climbed one spot to No. 2 after defeating Southern Illinois, 23-17. The Bison spent the first six weeks of the season in the poll's top spot.

 

Montana State and Sam Houston State each rose one spot to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Sam Houston State also received two first-place votes. Old Dominion moved up two spots to No. 5, while Lehigh, which was idle last week, received one first-place vote and maintained their No. 6 ranking.

 

Wofford climbed one spot to No. 7 after defeating The Citadel (24-21). Last week's No. 1, Eastern Washington, dropped to No. 8 after falling to unranked Southern Utah. Stony Brook (No. 9) and James Madison (No. 10) maintain their rankings from last week and round out the Top 10.

 

FCS Coaches Poll Week Nine – Oct 29, 2012

25. South Dakota State                                                                                       6-2                                  51                              NR

Team (No. 1 Votes)	2012 Record	Points	Previous Ranking
1. Georgia Southern (17)	7-1	635	2
2. North Dakota State (5)	7-1	619	3
3. Montana State	7-1	586	4
4. Sam Houston State (2)	6-2	561	5
5. Old Dominion	7-1	528	7
6. Lehigh (1)	8-0	517	6
7. Wofford	7-1	486	8
8. Eastern Washington (1)	6-2	471	1
9. Stony Brook	8-1	450	9
10. James Madison	6-2	429	10
11. New Hampshire	7-2	396	12
12. Northern Arizona	7-1	363	13
13. Central Arkansas	7-2	326	14
14. Appalachian State	6-3	275	15
15. Illinois State	7-2	264	17
16. Cal Poly	7-1	256	11
17. Indiana State	7-2	249	T-18
18. Albany	7-1	188	20
19. Tennessee State	8-1	173	T-21
20. Delaware	5-3	122	16
21. Harvard	6-1	96	24
22. Towson	4-4	87	25
23. Eastern Kentucky	6-3	68	T-18
24. Bethune-Cookman	6-2	54